Set Up an Engineering Change Order Implementation Approval Cycle
Use the Approvals Maintenance (APPM) program to set up and change approval cycles in the engineering change order approval hierarchy. See Background and Road Map for more information.
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Click ECO implementation. The program displays levels set up with the Approval Hierarchy Maintenance (APPHM) program.
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Select the level for which you want to enter an approval cycle and click Select.
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Click Add.
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Enter data in these fields:
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Field Name |
Type / Max Length |
Action / Description |
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ECO Signoff |
Required |
Select an ECO signoff code. |
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Enter data in these fields:
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Field Name |
Type / Max Length |
Action / Description |
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Signoffs dependent? |
Optional |
Select if the approver or an alternate must sign off in the order indicated below or leave blank if they can approve concurrently or in any order. If you select, the Approver 1 must approve before Approver 2. |
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All signoffs required |
Optional |
Select if all approvers or their alternates must sign off or leave blank if a single signoff is required. |
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Manager override |
Optional |
Select the user ID of the manager who can override all others. When this manager signs off, all levels are assumed to be approved. |
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Enter data in these fields identify up to 5 users who must approve:
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Field Name |
Type / Max Length |
Action / Description |
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Approver |
Optional |
Select the user ID of the person who must approve. |
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Alternate |
Optional |
Select the user ID of an alternate who can sign off in place of the approver. |
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Choose the appropriate options:
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To |
Do This |
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Accept the data and exit |
Click OK. The program prompts you to enter another record. Leave the fields blank to exit. |
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Exit without creating this record |
Click Cancel. |
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Update the record |
Click Apply. |
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Delete a saved record |
Click Delete. |
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Exit the program and return to the menu without adding this record |
Click Quit. |
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Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:
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To |
Do This |
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Add another record for this approval type |
Click Add. |
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Delete the selected record |
Click Delete. See Delete. |
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Copy the selected record |
Click Copy. See Copy. |
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Display the selected record |
Click Select. |
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Display records from a specific record |
Click Restart. Enter data in one or more fields to select the first record you want to display or leave all fields blank to display the first record in the file. |
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Print the record listing |
Click Print. See Print. |
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Display the previous set of records in the file |
Click Page up. |
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Display the next set of records in the file |
Click Page down. |
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Exit this approval type |
Click Exit. |
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Exit the program and return to the menu |
Click Quit. |
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Choose the appropriate options when you click Exit.
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To |
Do This |
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Display the selected approval type |
Click Select. |
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Exit the program |
Click Exit. |